September 10 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Biden announces new COVID vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/health/sweeping-new-vaccine-mandates-for-100-million-americans/11010121/
— CPS COVID cases: CTU criticizes Lightfoot for ‘deplorable lack of transparency and misinformation’. – Michelle Gallardo and Stacey Baca
https://abc7chicago.com/cps-chicago-public-schools-covid-tracker-lane-tech-hs/11010152/

NBC5
— ‘People Want a Change:’ Republican Jesse Sullivan Jumps Into Illinois Governor’s Race
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/people-want-a-change-republican-jesse-sullivan-jumps-into-illinois-governors-race/2609085/
— Thousands of CPS Families to Receive $500 as Part of New Multi-Million-Dollar Fund, Lightfoot Announces
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/thousands-of-cps-families-to-receive-500-as-part-of-new-multi-million-dollar-fund-lightfoot-announces/2608667/

FOX32
— Orland Park votes to oppose Pritzker’s mask, vaccine mandates
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/orland-park-village-board-opposes-pritzkers-mask-mandate

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Donald Trump gets a $300,000 tax break on Trump Tower after Fritz Kaegi slashes assessment. The former president got the property taxes on Trump International Hotel & Tower this year after Kaegi agreed the skyscraper’s vacant retail space makes it less valuable. – Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/10/22665463/donald-trump-tower-tax-break-fritz-kaegi

DAILY HERALD
— COMMENT: To promote CRT is to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210910/true-understanding-of-critical-race-theory-can-help-bridge-our-divisions
— Where were you on 9/11? Our readers share their memories
(COMMENT: I was delivering reelection campaign press release kits for then State Representative Randy Hultgren.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210910/where-were-you-on-911-our-readers-share-their-memories
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Naperville promotes LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the traditional family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210909/we-wanted-more-than-just-a-parade-high-hopes-for-inaugural-naper-pride-fest

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois House approves energy bill by wide margin. The bill needed 71 votes to pass, and cleared the bar easily in a late Thursday vote. It heads to the Senate next. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/utilities/illinois-house-oks-energy-bill-wide-margin

SUBURBAN LIFE
— COVID cases, hospitalizations increase in DuPage County
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/09/09/covid-cases-hospitalizations-increase-in-dupage-county/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP Gubernatorial Hopeful Jesse Sullivan’s Announcement Speech
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/09/gop-gubernatorial-hopeful-jesse-sullivans-announcement-speech/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Show some respect’: Biden vaccine mandates target 100 million Americans – Tom Howell Jr. and Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/9/joe-biden-requiring-federal-workers-to-get-covid-1/
— ‘Fascist’: Biden COVID-19 vaccine mandates on private businesses spark immediate backlash – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/10/fascist-biden-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-private-bu/

FOX NEWS
— Trump tells Gutfeld ‘I think you’ll be very happy’ with 2024 plans. President Trump addresses Afghanistan, critical race theory, Biden blunders on ‘Gutfeld’ – Angelica Stabile
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-gutfeld-2024-plans
— Chicago, Portland, Louisville mayors appear to back CRT in schools before names removed from sponsors list – Audrey Conklin
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-portland-louisville-mayors-crt-schools
— Republicans explode with fury over Biden vaccine mandate: ‘Absolutely unconstitutional’ Biden’s new mandates affect an estimated 100 million Americans – Kyle Morris
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-respond-to-vaccine-mandates-issued-by-biden-absolutely-unconstitutional
— California bill proposes to return beachfront land to descendants of Black owners. The Los Angeles land was seized from the owners in 1924 through eminent domain. – Brie Stimson
(COMMENT: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress a) that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854, b) that they sold that land in 1864 and bought land just northeast of downtown Crete, c) that my grandfather had a house built on that land in 1926, d) that I lived in that house 1954-1972, and e) that I inherited half interest in that house in 2016.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-bill-proposes-to-return-beachfront-land-to-descendants-of-black-owners
— 9/11 education should ‘avoid placing blame,’ leave out ‘gruesome’ details, college students say. American exceptionalism is ‘rooted in a lot of colonialist and imperialist notions of how we should treat each other people,’ one student said. – Bradford Betz (
COMMENTS: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers succeed in turning their students into America-haters.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/9-11-education-should-avoid-placing-blame-leave-out-gruesome-details-college-students-say

FOX BUSINESS
— American Express engages in ‘reverse discrimination’ against White people, current and former employees say. At least one former employee left company because it seemed American Express was only promoting Black people – Tyler O’Neil
(COMMENTS: My critics/opponents promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/american-express-reverse-discrimination-white-people-former-employee

BREITBART
— James Marter Calls on Lauren Underwood to Return Donations from Tax Debtor Donor – JACOB BLISS
(COMMENT: I should write a book about a) major RINO donors in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and b) RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who take their money. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2021/09/09/republican-candidate-calls-lauren-underwood-return-donations-tax-debtor-donor/

BLAZE
— President Biden announces sweeping vaccine mandate for employees of large businesses; plan will affect more than 80 million Americans – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-federal-vaccine-mandate-business
— ‘You’re lucky you weren’t beheaded’: Afghan journalists beaten, kicked, crushed by Taliban for covering women’s rights protest thought they were going to die – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/taliban-beats-afghan-journalists-womens-rights-protest

DAILY CALLER
— The Top 6 Wokest Teachers Exposed This Year – HAROLD HUTCHISON
(COMMENT: To promote wokeism is to promote hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/09/top-6-wokest-teachers-exposed-year/

TOWNHALL
— Masking Kids and the End of Debate – Gavin Wax
https://townhall.com/columnists/gavinwax/2021/09/10/masking-kids-and-the-end-of-debate-n2595636
— Biden Declares New Vaccine Mandates While Blasting ‘Freedom and Personal Choice’ – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/09/09/biden-announces-new-mandates-because-he-is-frustrated-with-unvaccinated-americans-n2595637
— Liberals Make California the New Alabama – Tom Tradup
https://townhall.com/columnists/tomtradup/2021/09/10/liberals-make-california-the-new-alabama-n2595633

FEDERALIST
— Here’s How To Fight Back Against America’s Emergent Social Credit System. Our elites are using cancel culture to create an American social credit system that penalizes thoughts and behavior that undermine their aims. Authentic community is the only way to fight back. – Spencer Lindquist
https://thefederalist.com/2021/09/09/heres-how-to-fight-back-against-americas-emergent-social-credit-system/
— Politico Published 20 Stories About Trump’s Taxes And Only 1 About Joe Biden’s. By using a questionable tax loophole, Joe Biden and his wife Jill dodged nearly $395,000 in Medicare taxes, along with more than $122,000 in taxes that fund Obamacare. – Christopher Jacobs
(COMMENT: In 1978, the Democrats who ran Money Magazine painted my education deductions as being improper.)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/09/10/politico-published-20-stories-about-trumps-taxes-and-only-1-about-joe-bidens/

PATRIOT POST
— Google’s ‘Antiracism’ Training Says America Is Inherently Racist. Big Tech pushes CRT on employees because apparently they’re all prejudiced Neanderthals. – THOMAS GALLATIN
https://patriotpost.us/articles/82622-googles-antiracism-training-says-america-is-inherently-racist-2021-09-10

NEW AMERICAN
— Surprised? National Review and Other NeverTrump Magazines Sold Out for Google Cash – Luis Miguel
(COMMENT: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one calls my tunes. I have enough time, money, ability, experience, and motivation to put together and to send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and those who they take money from.)
https://thenewamerican.com/surprised-national-review-and-other-nevertrump-mags-sold-out-for-google-cash/
— Google Pushing All-whites-are-racist Brainwashing – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/report-google-pushing-all-whites-are-racist-brainwashing/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— American Express CRT Training and Marxism in the Workplace – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/american-express-crt-training-and-marxism-the-workplace

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— If Pritzker and Lightfoot Really Want to  ‘Protect the Children’ – Tom Bevan
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/09/09/ifpritzker_and_lightfootreally_want_to_protect_the_children_146379.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— ‘Not About Freedom’: Biden Goes Full Fascist With Six-Prong COVID Plan. This man has no respect for the office he holds or the people he works for. Yes, he works for American citizens. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/live-biden-announces-six-prong-covid-plan-including-vaccine-mandate-for-companies-with-over-100-employees/

EPOCH TIMES
— Larry Elder Responds to Venice Beach Walk-Through Assault, Vows to ‘Save California’ – ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/larry-elder-responds-to-venice-beach-walk-through-assault-vows-to-save-california_3988552.html
— Biden Plans COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for 80 Million Private-Sector Workers – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/biden-plans-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-for-80-million-private-sector-workers_3990110.html

NBC NEWS
— As students return to classrooms, so does bullying. These activists want to stop it. – Claire Wang
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have painted themselves as being bullies. I would focus on those who work for my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/students-return-classrooms-bullying-activists-want-stop-rcna1938
— Cheney says ‘bring it’ after Trump endorses her primary opponent in Wyoming. After being voted out of her leadership role, Cheney vowed to fight to keep Trump out of office if he runs for president again. – Teaganne Finn, Garrett Haake and Sahil Kapur
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/cheney-says-bring-it-after-trump-endorses-her-primary-opponent-n1278822

NEW YORK TIMES
— Texas forbids political ‘censorship’ by social media companies. – David McCabe
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want social media companies to censure my promotion of the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/technology/texas-social-media-politics-censorship.html
— Protecting A Child Isn’t ‘Extreme’ – Karen Swallow Prior
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/opinion/texas-abortion-pro-life.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that conservatives are terrorists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/opinion/foreign-terrorists-domestic-extremists.html
— Men Fall Behind in College Enrollment. Women Still Play Catch-Up at Work. Women are overrepresented in low-paying professions that require college credentials. – Kevin Carey
(DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors promoted over me their Democrat employees who were female, minority, and/or younger and who had less job-related work experience, less education, and/or fewer professional certifications and licenses than I had. If I had been a Democrat, a female, and/or a minority, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/upshot/college-admissions-men.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Texas governor signs bill prohibiting social media giants from blocking users based on viewpoint. The law is an escalation of a conservative critique of Silicon Valley and will probably face legal challenges from the industry. – Cat Zakrzewski
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want social media companies to block my promotion of the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/09/govgregabbott-social-media-censorship-bill/
— On Sean Hannity’s Fox News show, it’s still Trump, Trump, Trump. Almost every night, a member of the Trump family or a former Trump administration official appears as a guest on the primetime show. – Jeremy Barr
https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2021/09/10/hannity-trump-buffet/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Remember Todd Beamer of United 93. His heroism on 9/11 drew from a lifetime of faith and character. – Mene Ukueberuwa
https://www.wsj.com/articles/flight-93-united-todd-beamer-9-11-september-eleventh-jihadist-terrorist-attack-11631223355
— Texas Law Would Allow Users to Sue Social Media Companies Over Account Bans. Governor signs bill allowing residents to sue if blocked online; similar legislation passed in Florida is in legal limbo – Bowdeya Tweh
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want social media companies to ban my promotion of the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-law-would-allow-users-to-sue-social-media-companies-over-account-bans-11631230104

USA TODAY
— Facebook, YouTube and Twitter will fight Texas crackdown on ‘censorship’ of Trump, conservative speech – Jessica Guynn
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to censure me and to censure my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) the Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, College of DuPage, and Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, and c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/09/09/facebook-google-youtube-twitter-fight-texas-law-trump-censorship/5777157001/
— Americans are dangerously divided 20 years after the attacks – Editorial
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about divisive leaders. I would focus on those who a) divide Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, b) divide liberals and moderates against conservatives, c) divide minorities against Whites, d) divide females against males, e) divide younger people against older people, f) divide LGBTQers against heterosexuals, g) divide veterans against non-veterans, h) divide Trump-haters against those who do not hate Trump, i) divide non-patriotic people against patriotic people, j) divide citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, k) divide non-married people against married people, l) divide those who have less money against those who have more money, m) divide those who have health problems against those who do not have health problems, n) divide those who do not own guns against those who do own guns, o) divide non-Christians against Christians, p) divide non-Protestants against Protestants, q) divide non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, r) divide non-German Americans against German Americans, s) divide those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and t) divide their supporters against everyone else.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/09/10/9-11-anniversary-americans-dangerously-divided/5759832001/

NEWSWEEK
— Chris Christie Says GOP Needs to Cast Off QAnoners, White Supremacists and Conspiracies
(COMMENT: QUESTION: Who wants the GOP to cast off conservatives? ANSWER: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs.)
https://www.newsweek.com/chris-christie-says-gop-needs-cast-off-qanoners-white-supremacists-conspiracies-1627720

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— JULY 22, 2020 FLASHBACK: COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to strike the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform since 2000. I would focus in leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/no-2020-democratic-platform-fight-no-republican-platform.html

VOICE OF AMERICA
— America Marks 20 Years Since Sept. 11 Attacks as Biden Searches for Closure – Anita Powell
(COMMENT: What have you focused on during the last 20 years? I have focused on encouraging the following to defend and advance the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) the Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, College of DuPage, and Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, and c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.voanews.com/usa/america-marks-20-years-sept-11-attacks-biden-searches-closure

AAPR
— Older Workers Sue Eli Lilly for Age Discrimination. Pharmaceutical company accused of setting hiring quotas to favor younger sales representatives. – Kenneth Terrell
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.aarp.org/work/working-at-50-plus/info-2021/eli-lilly-age-discrimination.html

LGBTQ NATION
— Aaron Schock & Ric Grenell will lead “Pride” gathering of gay Trump supporters – Alex Bollinger
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/09/aaron-schock-ric-grenell-will-lead-pride-gathering-gay-trump-supporters/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.